Pol CHAMBOST (1906 - 1983) Part of a service "Coquille" in bistre, bluish black and pearly grey enamelled ceramic, consisting of eight plates and a dish (scratches on the dish). Numbered 1025, signed, marked Made in France and dated 5.10.(19)59 under each plate and signed and numbered 1042 under the dish. Diam. (plate) : 26,5 cm Diameter (plate) : 45 cm Bibliography : Collective, Pol Chambost, sculptor-ceramist 1906-1983, Somogy éditions d'art, Paris, 2006, pp. 95 and 102 for archival photographs showing variants of our models on the stands of the Poterie Pol Chambost at the Salon des Ateliers d'Art of 1956 and 1961 in Paris.

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